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Rashida Tlaib: “My district really hasn't benefited from the program, and one of the things that I want to point out to you, Chairman…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2020
My district really hasn't benefited from the program, and one of the things that I want to point out to you, Chairman Powell, is you don't have to lend with penalty rates to State and local government.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib criticizes the lending practices affecting her district's benefit from federal programs.

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